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One person was killed after a major two-car crash in suburban Forest View overnight, police said, with the victim found lying on the ground...

Are DMVs open in Illinois Friday? With June 19 marking the Juneteenth holiday, many businesses will be closed for the federal holiday....

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after P...

Major delays were expected on suburban Metra trains in and out of Ogilvie Transportation Center Friday morning after a pedestrian was struck...

Following an extraordinary grand opening ceremony Thursday with a star-studded lineup of performers and speakers, a crowd full of A-list cel...

The National Weather Service has released a preliminary report of a brief tornado that touched down near suburban Grayslake on Wednesday nig...

Former President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and their children Sasha and Malia returned to where their remarkable story began this we...

Foul play is not suspected in the death of a missing 7-year-old boy pulled from a retention pond Wednesday evening, police in northwest Lake...

No need to re-litigate the quality of airport food. It once was bad, now it’s improving. Last week, we explored the restaurant options a...

A teenager from Oak Park is facing a murder charge in connection with the deadly shooting of man who was riding a bike in Chicago’s Grant Pa...

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago officially opens to the public on Friday, but those who don’t yet have tickets will have to wait a...

Officials are investigating the deaths of three people at a suburban Chicago home, though officials believe they may be “coincidental.”...

Several apartment buildings in northwest Indiana have been condemned following the Merrillville tornado, forcing residents to find new housi...

Malia and Sasha Obama have largely stayed out of the public spotlight since their time in the White House, but on Thursday they made a rare...

Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, capped off the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago with a rousin...

Mexico got their World Cup off to a solid start last week with a win over South Africa, and a 23-year-old from Chicago’s suburbs hopes to he...

Michelle Obama spoke directly to her husband when she stepped up to the podium at the Obama Center grand opening ceremony — then proceeded t...

NOTE: A live stream of the festivities will appear in the player above until 1 p.m. Chicago looked like Hollywood as stars came out in d...

A mall store that’s been popular with teens since the 2000s is coming to Target as part of a new collaboration — but it won’t be limited to...

A Chicago suburb has a new warning for residents this summer — if you light off fireworks, it will cost you. Carpentersville’s police ch...

Editor’s Note: The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago officially opens to the public on Juneteenth, with a star-studded grand opening cere...

NOTE: A live stream of the festivities will appear in the player above starting at 8 a.m. CT. The event itself will kick off at 11 a.m. This...

Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening the highly anticipated, $850 million pres...

A 21-year-old man who said he burned a cross in Chicago’s Grant Park earlier this month is now facing hate crime charges in the case.Chi...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report.A man is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he...